Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-13

aw-abiding citizens of Brennan, Wash
iagton county, Tex, VINO dared to be-
lieve and maintain their right to be Re-
pubiicaus in p litics; and for this, their
only crime, it continues, your petitioners
are now eXiles from their homes, having
been compelled to leave under serious
threats of assassination and abandon
their property or to accept for 1t such
prices as were profered them. The
petition states that at an election held
on the I'd of last November perfect reign
of terror existed in Washington county,
caused by armed IA ds of white ruifitns,
who, by violence and by destruction of
ballot boxes at Graoall, Jewellers and
Lots store election precincts, prevented
tres and fair expression of suffrage by
the citizens of said county, whereby men
in whose interest these crimes were com
mitted were declared elected, who were
not in fact elected, and by the most shame
less and unblushipg frauds the election
was made farce. "Every effort" the
petition continues, "msde to obtain re-
dress for wrongs ard security for life and
property has been prevented by wanton
and cruel murder OF important witnesses,
and by the further TACT that body of
state troops osteGsibly ordered to the
county to preserve lew and order, in tact
acted i'll open concert with the Iawless
men who had committed election Sat
RACES The petition further ayers that
the Republicans are in majority
in Washington county, bat that
in order 70 prevent the Republicans from
securing their political rights and privi-
leges in the county, Alfred Jones, Shad-
| rach Fielder and Stewart Jones, three col
ored Republicans, were arrested on pre-
| tended aud malicious charges of crime,
and, while in custody of the civil authofi-
ties, were surrendered to Suklux and
hanged, for the reason that the civil au-
thorities Of said county, together
with their leading political friends,
well knowing that satisfactory and ade-
quate evidence would be obtained a. such
| trial which would expose and make pub
lie their political crimes, ordered end in
stigated the death of said Ali &c Jones.
Petitioners further allege that John Ire
land, governor Of Texas, has failed and
refused to make any effort whatever to
have arrested and brought TO trial the
lawless men who committed this outrage,
although the facts were made known
to him and he was earnestly urged
to take prompt action thereon.
After further recitation in more detail of
the charges already narrated the petit
ton concludes, "andiyour petitioners here
cy respectfully submit ell matters herein
stated and complained of to your honor
abe body for your careful consideration
and such action IS you may deem neces-
sary to cure the evils herein stated, and
thereby secure to all citizens of the
United States their rights under a Re
publican form of government in fact as
well as in name.h
SENATE RESOLUTION,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senate in
secret session passed a resolution ad-
visiDg the president to enter into
negotiations with Nicaragua for con-
cession for an inter-oceanic canal. The
resolution came from the committee on
relations. 1t was debated for two hours
and was vigorously opposed by the
minority OF the senate.
TO PosTMAsTERs
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL The postoffice
department to-day furnished the following
for the information of postmasters.
An act Of congress approved Janu-
airy 3, 1887, authorizes the Issue only Oh
postal notes, not the payment thereof, at
such postoffices other than money order
offices, as the postmaster-general NAV
designate. Every application or petition
for an extension of this privilege should
specify the number of inhabitants of the
place from which it emanates,
and briefly the reasons for de-
string an extension of the postal
noe system and should contain such
statements as will tend to show that this
means Of making small remittances is
needed. Each application or petition
should be signed by the postmaster of
the locality, who will be required to give
a slightly increased bond to cover the
value OF blank notes entrusted to him..
and should be addressed to the superiu-
tendent OF the money order system OF the
postoffice department at Washington.